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We treated the platy's. We did the torch check and they seem to all glimmer with gold dust so even if it is precaution, we have emptied the tank as before with our mollies and treated them too. Fingers crossed, but will keep you posted. Thanks for the all the help, your advice and knowledge...

Quick question to ask regarding Velvet, just want an opinion more than anything. Sorry to keep asking questions, but never dealt with disease or anything before and am a bit of an amateur with fishes. Sunday we added two new fish, the male lyre tail and a male platy. The store we bought them...

I picked up the anti-slime and velvet yesterday along with aquarium salts, my partner did a 75% water change, in order to remove any free floating parasite plus the majority of the melafix/pimafix combo we had used the night.before. There was also a full gravel clean and the plants have been...

Hi, thank you so much for your help. I have looked up what information you provided and I too think that Velvet is most likely to be the cause. Would the interpet Anti-Slime and Velvet be the right meds to use? Link: http://www.petsathome.com/shop/interpet-slime-velvet-100ml-25607 Would the...

Hi, thanks for the help but Fonz was dead this morning :( Bit concerned because majority of the other fish are now scratching and my two black lyre tails also have white patches and a small amount of gold dusting, so preparing that I may lose more if not all of them. Will try and get some of...

Just had another look at him and he looks like he is dusted with gold around his face and gills???? :(

Is that like salt bathing the fish? Sorry, thought you meant about adding salt to the entire tank as opposed to treating just him.

Just a question regarding the salt, can anyone recommend the salt to use? Well aware not table :/ Also how much do you use? My tank is 15 gal. Thanks for any help.

Nope no salt yet. Experienced fishy man at local lfs advised Pimafix and melafix combination. He did start moving about a bit more, just now about half hour after treatment but he's lying back down again and breathing shallowly again. Think he might be going. On writing this he is moving about a...

Think he is dying to be honest. When we got in from work this evening, poor fonzy is just lying down, hardly swimming, breathing very very gently. He has gone right down hill since this morning. Absolutely gutted :'(

I forgot to add, sorry. He is sometimes flashing against the filter, etc. No visible signs of white spot or ich in the tank (as in the salt grain type signs).

His tail fin is clamped and he appears to be turning bluey/grey. He's still socialising and mating, has an appetite and his breathing is as normal as the rest, but will keep an eye out for any changes in these areas. Thank you. Just concerned that this could be something fungal and don't want...

Water quality is fine, we only have high nitrates, which are reducing now by the day due to more plants being introduced . Regular weekly water changes also reduce this down. We do not use salt as we have been told that Mollies do not necessarily need the salt, but is something we could look...

Hi there, Any help, or even confirming I am a batty worry wort will be great appreciated. Fonzy, my black male molly seems to be changing colour. Me and my partner first noticed this yesterday and have been monitoring him for behavioural changes as well as physical changes. He seems fine...